Physics GCSE
north to south outside
What north to south outside means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of north to south outside
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Outside a magnet, field lines run from the north seeking pole round to the south seeking pole, and the arrows go that way.
Topics that use north to south outside
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- always attraction
- direction of field lines
- Earth's magnetic field
- field around a magnet
- field line spacing
- field strength
- induced poles
- magnetic materials
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